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Humane Society buys site for expanded shelter – Mid-Columbia News | Tri-City Herald : Mid-Columbia n

Ed Dawson, operation manager for the Benton-Franklin Humane Society, looks over the 3.66 acre site in east Kennewick the group purchased to build a no-kill shelter. The land was purchased from the Port of Kennewick for $159,000. Shelter officials say they will begin building this summer. See sto…

It will be many months before the new shelter site is built (the article says construction will start this summer), but it is closer to my side of town, far away from the traffic snarls near their present location.

The organization had me jumping through many hoops when I last tried to volunteer but now that they will be moving to a location closer to me I think it can be a viable option.

I still want a service dog, but this may be the most affordable and available choice in the short-term.